Ruth Negga Quotes

The most demeaning sin is to remain weak in the world. It not only destroys us, but also incites others to attack us with violence.

The kid who is scared is the one the bullies go after. I used to get beat up pretty badly.

You must hurt, or be hurt.

Each step is more difficult than the last; the heaviness fills me and turns my limbs to stone. You must hurt or be hurt.

Do you have to make me feel like there's nothing left of me? You can take everything I have, you can break everything I am, like I am made of glass, like I am made of paper.Go on and try to tear me down I will be rising from the ground like a Skyscraper.

You're not weak at all. Wounded, but that's nothing to be ashamed of.

Swords appear strong, but they're actually quite weak. Jesus appears weak, but he's actually quite strong.

I don't know if it matters what country you're from, size of the city you're from, urban or rural, there are people that are hurting each other everywhere.

I've always been a fighter - it's always been a part of my personality.

If you're soft and fuzzy, like our little characters, you become the skinny kid on the beach, and people in this business don't mind kicking sand in your face.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

If you're growing up in a chaotic world without reason, your instinct is to become a performer and control the circumstances around you. You lead from weakness into strength; you have an undefended back.

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.

My truth is that what doesn't kill you makes you weaker rather than stronger, although it makes you wiser.

I don't think I'll have to kill her. Just slap that pretty face into hamburger meat, that's all.

I always say that non-violence is not the weapon of the weak. It is the weapon of the strong.

I don't want to come across as a victim with a sob story. I've got a fantastic life. I'm not a victim. I thank the bullies out there for making me who I am. Some people become weaker, but the bullies made me stronger.

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.

Russia has been too weak, and the weak get beaten.

All bite the bitten dog.

The one without a sword gets humiliated.

Beat the dog and the panther will learn a lesson.

Guerillas are cruel to the weak and cowardly in the face of the brave.

I once wrote a book on courage and what made people courageous. I found it was a strength of belief matched by a strength of willpower.

The premise for me has always been that it's vulnerable people who do violent things. And the more vulnerable they feel, often, the more violent they are. But I think, you know, that's an idea that comes from history, from classical theater, for me.